{"product_id":"people-in-the-trees-book-hanya-yanagihara-9780385536776","title":"The People in the Trees","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal * Publishers Weekly * Huffington Post * Cosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e A \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1950 when Norton Perina, a young doctor, embarks on an expedition to a remote Micronesian island in search of a rumored lost tribe. There he encounters a strange group of forest dwellers who appear to have attained a form of immortality that preserves the body but not the mind. Perina uncovers their secret and returns with it to America, where he soon finds great success. But his discovery has come at a terrible cost, not only for the islanders, but for Perina himself. Disquieting yet thrilling, \u003ci\u003eThe People in the Trees\u003c\/i\u003e is an anthropological adventure story with a profound and tragic vision of what happens when cultures collide. It marks the debut of a remarkable new voice in American fiction.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49951383912721,"sku":"CIN0385536771G","price":7.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51612667642129,"sku":"GOR007298724","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0385536771.jpg?v=1751438205","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/people-in-the-trees-book-hanya-yanagihara-9780385536776","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}